preachy

English

Etymology

From preach +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: preachee

Adjective

preachy (comparative preachier, superlative preachiest)

1. Tending toward excessive moralization.

   My old fussbudget aunt had a very preachy manner and would prattle on about the dangers of alcohol and other vices.

Synonyms

• (tending toward excessive moralization): didactic, moralizing, pious, sanctimonious, sermonizing

Antonyms

• (tending toward excessive moralization): impious, irreverent, tolerant, laissez faire

Derived terms

• nonpreachy
• preachily
• preachiness
• unpreachy

Anagrams

• eparchy